I wont be out for tomorrow nights training ride at 10-2-7. Andy Rowe has messaged me and wants to do it (but not on his own). last week various people posted up they were not doing it but in the event Mark B & Paul F turned up, so hopefully Andy wont be on his own.See you all next week.

Since the forecast is for below zero temperatures and 40 mph (gale force) easterly wind, with not much prospect of improvement this Thursdays 10 -2-7 ride is cancelled. At least then we can make other plans ( turbo, go for a run, gym, or take up a sensible sport like tidlywinks).If the met office has got it wrong we can have a rethink, let me know if you want to do it. 15 degrees and a 2 mph southwesterly would tempt me out.

Nice to have Caroline I out with us last night on her 1st 10-2-7 ride, plus Rachel G after missing a few weeks, joining regular Andy R & yours truly making it a gender equilibrium event on international women's day.A quick team talk at Siddington to go through the team time trial formation and that's what we did all the way round everybody going through to the front and doing shorter or longer turns as seemed appropriate. I don't thing we were tidy and tight enough to win anything last night but you've got to start somewhere and we all got to Artist Ln together.

Great to have Rich T, Steve L and Mark B back out with us again last night @ 10 -2-7, Brian E making a rare but welcome show, Caroline I making a determined effort on her second training ride, plus Andy R and myself.It was a tailwind assisted ride to the about the three greyhounds where the pace had to slow a bit with more headwind. Keeping it all together was a bit tricky on the way back to Macc with different abilities but once again we did all arrive at the bottom of Artist lane pretty much together (if not the top).Hope to see you all again next week.